Christine Sexton | Florida Phoenix
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The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis is still not giving firm answers on when — or whether — it intends to expand a safety-net healthcare program for low-income children that the Florida Legislature has approved. -
Twelve Affordable Care Act participating insurers submitted for rate increases in the coming year, data published by KFF show. -
The Florida Chapter of the American College of Physicians sent notice to the Department of Health requesting a rule hearing on a proposal to make it easier for parents to opt out of vaccinating their school-aged children. -
High error rates don’t bode well for people who rely on the food security program. But it could be good financial news for Florida, which may avoid having to pay a $1 billion penalty if it wants to continue to participate. -
A Florida task force that could recommend a wholesale revamping of services used by some of the state’s needy children spent hours Monday looking at applied behavioral services (ABA) and how and when they are delivered. -
Democratic gubernatorial candidate David Jolly ripped into Republicans again Friday over the grand jury report on Hope Florida. -
Amid the growing public and political backlash against Flock cameras, add Gov. Ron DeSantis to the list of skeptics about their use. -
Gov. Ron DeSantis and his administration are reigniting the anti-vaccine effort with five months left in office. -
Florida is accepting applications for $70 million in cancer “innovation” funds. During a press conference in Orlando Wednesday, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the availability of cancer innovation grant funds for next year and the latest list of researchers chosen to receive grants. -
Florida in the past two years has spent more money than any other state in the nation providing a therapy called applied behavior analysis (ABA) to children with special needs including autism — $6.57 billion between 2023 and 2025. -
‘This is pretty bad,’ 11th Circuit Judge Adalberto Jordan says. -
Nearly 25% of the grant funds were awarded to Community Health IT.
